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Monday, February 03, 2014

WHY WOULD WENGER SIGN AN INJURED PLAYER IN THE FIRST PLACE? ARSENAL BOSS EXPLAINS WHY INJURED KALLSTROM WAS SIGNED ON LOAN

I begin to wonder why would Wenger sign a player who is injured and would be out for like five weeks?Arsenal have dropped the ball on this
one, clogging up the treatment room after confirming that Injured Kim Kallstrom will be
staying on loan at the Emirates until the end of the season.What that means is that Kallstrom will join Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, the
two central midfielders he was supposed to be deputising for as they
recover from injury. As Arsenal cruised to a 2-0
victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday, Mikel Arteta gave them another scare when he
came off with a foot injury. ‘It was a kick,’ admitted Wenger.The
situation with Kallstrom is really a setback for Arsenal
after leaving it until 5pm on January 31 to push the button on a
recruit.Spartak Moscow will foot the bill for his wages for the
first six weeks, but Arsenal don’t need another crock around the place
with 14 games left of the Barclays Premier League.Who knows what
Kallstrom will bring to the table because Wenger admitted that
there are no guarantees we will ever see the Sweden international
midfielder pull on the Arsenal jersey.The thirty one year old has a
micro-fracture of his vertebrae, an uncomfortable condition that
requires much rest and plenty of rehab following his move from Moscow.

His last contribution to the Russian club
was an assist for Abdul Rajeed in a 1-0 victory over Rostov in the
Olympic Stadium as far back as December 8. He has not kicked a ball
since.Spartak, who are not scheduled to play again until they travel
to Terek Grozy on March 7, seem happy enough to let Arsenal have him.‘It
crossed my mind not to sign him on Friday night and if we had two or
three days more then maybe we wouldn’t have done it,’ admitted Wenger.‘At
some stage during the season we have had all our central midfielders -
Flamini, Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Chamberlain and Cazorla - missing.

‘It
crossed my mind to do the deal on Wednesday after Ramsey had surgery.
It was a free loan, we were offered him on Wednesday and we decided to
do it.’

The best case scenario is for Kallstrom to return at the
beginning of March and be involved around the time they travel to the
Britannia Stadium to play Stoke in the Premier League.For the time
being he will be under the supervision of Arsenal physio Colin Lewin
until he can join first-team training with the rest of the players.‘Let
us establish the truth,’ added Wenger. ‘He felt his back two days
before the medical. We discovered a micro-fracture and we have all
played with them.

‘It is on his vertebrae, so the best case scenario is for him to play at the end of February, not before.’Kallstrom has been on Wenger’s radar for some time, a player noted for his composure and control in his native country Sweden.He has undoubted pedigree after a decent enough pro career in Ligue 1 with Rennes and Lyon before his arrival in Moscow in 2012.

This deal does not make any sense at all. It would have being better if Arsenal hadn't signed any player at all. Wenger does not regard the January transfer window anyway. So why go for a player who is injured and kicked the ball last on December 8?We hope for the sake of the loyal fans of the club who have being yearning for a trophy since 2005 that this blunder by Wenger will not affect the chances of the team in getting a major title in Nine years.